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Learn Spanish (Spain): cerrar - to close

Spanish (Spain)
/Stem-changing subjunctive (-ar, -er)
/cerrar

cerrar

Word

cerrar

Meaning

to close

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Stem-changing subjunctive (-ar, -er)

Usages of cerrar

Necesito que cierres la persiana, por favor.

I need you to close the blind, please.

Queremos que cierren las persianas todos los días.

We want them to close the blinds every day.

Prefiero que cerremos las cortinas.

I prefer that we close the curtains.

La población disminuye cada vez más; por lo tanto, cierran la escuela.

The population is decreasing more and more; therefore, they are closing the school.

La empresa multinacional habrá cerrado para el domingo.

The multinational company will have closed by Sunday.

Bailamos hasta que cerraron el bar.

We danced until they closed the bar.

Si cierras los ojos, te concentras en la respiración.

If you close your eyes, you concentrate on your breathing.

De tanto abrir y cerrar la caja, la niña aflojó las bisagras.

From opening and closing the box so much, the girl loosened the hinges.

El niño intentó teletransportarse cerrando los ojos.

The boy tried to teleport by closing his eyes.

Lógicamente, esta mañana hemos cerrado la tienda.

Logically, we closed the store this morning.

Cierra la ventana, que hay corriente.

Close the window, because there's a draught.

La ventana se cerró con el viento.

The window blew shut in the wind.

Luis abrió la ventana y se cerró la puerta.

Luis opened the window and the door closed.

Primero cerraron la fábrica y posteriormente la convirtieron en un museo.

First they closed the factory and subsequently turned it into a museum.

Muchas tiendas han cerrado debido a la crisis.

Many shops have closed due to the crisis.

Cerraron la playa debido a que hacía mucho viento.

They closed the beach due to the fact that it was very windy.

El colegio cerró a causa de que no había calefacción.

The school closed because of the fact that there was no heating.

Cerraron la playa a causa del viento.

They closed the beach because of the wind.

La dirección ha decidido cerrar la fábrica.

The management has decided to close the factory.

La empresa perdió dinero y, en consecuencia, cerró dos tiendas.

The company lost money and, as a result, closed two shops.

Me quedé en el bar hasta que cerraron.

I stayed at the bar until they closed.

Entretanto, la policía había cerrado la calle.

In the meantime, the police had closed the street.

No sabíamos que la tienda cerraba los lunes.

We didn't know that the shop closed on Mondays.

El accidente provocó que cerraran la autopista.

The accident caused them to close the highway.

Cierra la ventana, si no te importa.

Close the window, if you don't mind.

Asimismo, os informamos de que la oficina cierra en agosto.

We would also like to inform you all that the office closes in August.

La citada empresa ha cerrado este año.

The above-mentioned company has closed this year.

La jueza dio la orden de cerrar el bar.

The judge gave the order to close the bar.

Tras el atentado, cerraron la estación.

After the terrorist attack, they closed the station.

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